CVE-2009-0656 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Asus SmartLogon 1.0.0005 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass "security functions" by presenting an image with a modified viewpoint that matches the posture of a stored image of the authorized notebook user.

Published: 2009-02-20

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:asus:smartlogon:1.0.0005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-0659	Asus SmartLogon 1.0.0005 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass "security functions" by presenting an image with a modified viewpoint that matches the posture of a stored image of the authorized notebook user.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00063.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://security.bkis.vn/?p=292
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-09/bh-dc-09-archives.html#Nguyen
http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-dc-09/Nguyen/BlackHat-DC-09-Nguyen-Face-not-your-password.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498997
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32700
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48962

History

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Subscriptions

Asus Smartlogon

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-02-20T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:40:05.226Z

Reserved: 2009-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0656

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-20T19:30:00.360

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-0656

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-255

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